Astylosternus laticephalus Rödel, Hillers, Leaché, Kouamé, Ofori-Boateng, Diaz, and Sandberger, 2012
Astylosternus laticephalus Rödel, Hillers, Leaché, Kouamé, Ofori-Boateng, Diaz, and Sandberger In Rödel, Barej, Hillers, Leaché, Kouamé, Ofori-Boateng, Assemian, Gonwouo, Nopper, Brede, Diaz, Fujita, Gil, Segniagbeto, Ernst, and Sandberger, 2012, Zootaxa, 3245: 16. Holotype: ZMB 75449, by original designation. Type locality: "Ghana, Atewa Forest Reserve, 6.23375 / - 0.56557 . . . , forest around stream next to road".
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Southern Ghana (Afao Hills Forest Reserve, Draw River Forest Reserve, Ankas Conservation Area, and Atewa Range) to southeastern Ivory Coast (Banco National Park).
Comment
The sister taxon of Astylosternus occidentalis and confused with that species prior to its naming according to the original publication.
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